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Farm Happenings for August 29, 2020

Posted on August 23rd, 2020 by Shiloh Avery

I woke up Sunday in a stupor, with no recollection of how we got here.  I heard a twig crack, whipped my head around and saw that August was already here.  The farmily have been heading off to vacations, we’re planting like mad for fall, and I just haven’t looked up to notice that it’s already mid-August.

So I slowed Sunday down.  Pressed the pause button and squandered the day away dreaming of cooler days and our own potential vacation.  I stayed in pajamas all day, didn’t leave the house until the sun was scratching the backs of the trees, and did not a darn thing.  I know, there should be some guilt to scrape up because it was a gorgeous day-ripe for outdoor activity.  But I just can’t even manage a smidge of it.  I’m too busy breathing in and out and enjoying the relaxed aftermath of the pause. And I spend plenty of time outside.  I can squander a gorgeous day.

Things will get done when they get done, or they won’t. And that will be okay too.  Every once in a while, it pays to do the bare minimum, to hit the pause button and just do nothing.